17 Entries are now open
The countdown is on for nominations to be received for the inaugural Thames Valley Property Awards 2014
The awards initiative, the first of its kind for the region’s commercial property sector, has been well received by agents, developers, architects, occupiers and others involved in the industry and will culminate in a gala dinner to be
The categories are:
Business Park of the Year – sponsored by Vail Williams Commercial Property Consultancy of the Year – sponsored by SEGRO Industrial & Logistics Property Consultancy of the Year Commercial Property Deal of the Year – sponsored by Haslams Real Estate Executive of the Year House Builder of the Year – sponsored by Pitmans Town of the Year – sponsored by Barton Willmore Development of the Year – sponsored by Hicks Baker Workplace Environment of the Year – sponsored by Optima Systems
Outstanding Contribution: Thames Valley Property Personality of the Year – sponsored by Handelsbanken.
held at Ascot Racecourse on May 8, 2014.
Nominations are already arriving and for those who wish to enter, the closing date for entries is March 4, 2014. You can download nomination forms from the website.
Entries & Judging
The judging will take place in March with the finalists notified by the end of that month.
For further details of how to enter, plus more information on the judging process and how to submit your nomination, visit:
www.thamesvalleypropertyawards.
co.uk
Tables
The black-tie awards evening will be attended by more than 250 guests. Tickets are already selling fast for this event, so please book your table well in advance if you don’t want to miss out.
bdo thames valley – business barometer Innovation is a key driver
In this survey we looked at the importance of innovation to businesses. 94% stated that innovation was either very important or fairly important to their business while 88% believe that investing in innovation had been effective in helping them to achieve their business aims and goals.
Two thirds had looked to improve existing products or services while just over half had brought new ones to market. The main reason that organisations had innovated was in the belief that it will help them to outperform their competitors, while longer-term innovation would help them to future-proof the growth of their company.
Following a period of slowly improving fortunes, the indicators now appear to show that the key economic battleground has shifted from one of austerity to helping businesses achieve sustained growth. While we look ahead with optimism to 2014 we suggest that business leaders must start thinking about what they need to do to prepare for a growth market rather than a recessionary one. What needs to be done differently? Are their propositions still appropriate and are their key selling points still meeting a market need? This may require all of us to just take a moment to think about how we prepare our businesses for the year ahead as the economy starts to grow.
The full results of the survey ...
... can be accessed via the BDO LLP website (
www.bdo.co.uk/news/thames-valley-business-barometer) or the C8 Consulting website, the founders and inspiration behind the Twenties Club.
The next Thames Valley Business Barometer survey will take place in the spring. Contact
ian.white@bdo.co.uk if you would like to get involved or join the Thames Valley Business Barometer group on LinkedIn to continue the conversation on the region’s business economy.
THE BUSINESS MAGAZINE – THAMES VALLEY – FEBRUARY 2014
www.businessmag.co.uk
Tables of 10 cost £1,500 + VAT, which includes a drinks reception, wine and a three-course dinner, while individual places can be booked for £160.00 each + VAT.
To book, email events executive, Libby Morse:
libby@elcot.co.uk
We look forward to receiving your entries very soon and good luck.
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